[DAWN] BADIN: Losing candidates ‐ one each from Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Shikarpur ‐ alleged on Thursday that they had been defeated through "technical rigging".Haji Rasool Bux Chandio, aspirant for NA-230 (Badin), addressed a hurriedly called presser at Jamali House here on Thursday and alleged that the results were manipulated through massive rigging and other malpractices after 10pm on election day.
He said his agents were expelled from the polling stations by "khalaee makhlooq" and later on the results were manipulated, showing the lead of Dr Fehmida Mirza by 807 votes.
Mr Chandio said the sudden change in the direction of results in favour of his opponent Dr Fehmida Mirza, which initially showed his lead of 2,500 votes from the ballot counts of 233 polling stations, raised doubts. He said he had filed an application to the returning officer for recount of the votes.
According to Badin district PPP general secretary Haji Sain Bux Jamali, it remains unclear as to why PPP candidate Haji Taj Mohammad Mallah was shown successful by 2,400 votes against his rival candidate Dr Fehmida Mirza for PS-73, but later on the lead was reduced to only 281 votes.